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DECA Inc., formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) with more than 260,000 [1] members in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, DC; Canada, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Vietnam. The United States Congress, the United States ...
Dr. Karissa Niehoff. Staff. 40 [1] Website. nfhs.org. The National Federation of State High School Associations ( NFHS) is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States. NFHS's headquarters are located in White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. [2]
The National Beta Club (often called " Beta Club " or simply " Beta ") is an organization for 4th through 12th grade students in the United States. Its purpose is "to promote the ideals of academic achievement, character, leadership and service among elementary and secondary school students.". [1] Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina ...
National FFA Organization. Scouting portal. The National FFA Organization, often referred to simply as FFA, is an American non-profit career and technical student organization, which offers middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. FFA was founded in 1925 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, by agriculture ...
—BSA Troop 97 [is 1] Columbian Squires is a Catholic boys' Scout-like organization run by the Knights of Columbus. The Squires considers itself to be an athletic team, social club, youth and civic improvement group, management training, civil rights group and spiritual development program. Squires history The Columbian Squires were begun in 1925. In December 2012, the Knights of Columbus was ...
Some organizations in this list have a specific major listed as a traditional emphasis. These organizations are social organizations that cater to students in those majors. Other organizations listed have a traditional emphasis on a specific religion or ethnic background, such as Christian fraternities and sororities. Despite this emphasis ...
The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) is the largest interscholastic speech and debate organization serving middle school and high school students in the United States. [ 1 ] NSDA was founded by Bruno Ernst Jacob , a Ripon College professor, in 1925 as the National Forensic League.
SkillsUSA was originally known as the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). Prior to 1965, attempts at creation of national skill organizations failed. There was still a demand for skill and trade organizations, however. [citation needed] In 1960, the American Vocational Association (AVA) held a meeting, where a committee was formed to ...